Augustin Robespierre

Augustin Robespierre (21 January 1763-28 July 1794) was the younger brother of Maximilien de Robespierre and Administrator of Pas-de-Calais under the revolutionary French Republic.

Biography
Augustin Robespierre was born on 21 January 1763 in Arras, and was trained as a lawyer alongside his brother Maximilien Robespierre. He became a radical and a member of the Jacobin Club alongside his older brother, and was made the Administrator of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. Augustin also advanced the career of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Army of Italy while serving as the political officer.

In July 1794, during the downfall of the Jacobins in the Thermidorian Reaction, Augustin and his brother (with many other Paris Commune politicians) hid in the Hotel de Ville as the National Convention sent men to arrest them. Augustin jumped out a window in an attempt to escape, but broke his legs; he was executed by guillotine alongside the other Jacobins.